Delegates drafted the state constitution in 1889 as Washington became the 42nd state to be admitted into the U.S.

The Washington State Archives will display the Constitution of the State of Washington outside of the House Chambers in the Legislative Building on Sid Snyder Avenue in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 16, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The original Washington State Constitution will be on display for visitors to observe next week.

New Gov. Josh Stein gave his inaugural address on Saturday to a small gathering in the Capitol. What he said he wants to do.

The Hall was the original House Chamber ... star before heading to the Capitol’s west front and the inauguration platform. A detail of “The Apotheosis of Washington”.Credit: The Architect ...

(NEXSTAR) – For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch ... Arthur, head of state. On Sept. 20, 1881, then-Vice President Arthur took the oath ...

With the remnants of snow and ice on the historic State ... When the original Capitol building burned about 200 years ago, “quick-thinking bystanders rushed into the building to save most of the ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

But for US political geeks on this side of the Atlantic, the decision to hold the inauguration inside the Capitol building itself due to the freezing temperatures in Washington DC is of extra ...

When the original Capitol building burned about 200 years ago, “quick-thinking bystanders rushed into the building to save most of the official archives and the portrait of George Washington ...